More Streaming Radio!

If you’re anything like me, you have lots of cds and probably digital music store downloads yet still enjoy listening to streams. Even if you don’t have the extensive music collection, streams still give you a good place to look. I frequently mention di.fm as a good source for chillout (and ambient and trance and…). I know that a lot of people thing radio should be free and di does offer a free stream. I really would suggest paying for the full quality streams. They are simply great (and I appreciate never hearing a commercial). Be sure to listen in to the free stuff first if you’re trying to decide.

Soma.fm is another streaming site that offers a variety of styles. Not as many as DI and they tend to be more approximate in what is played, but still good streams. Groove Salad, probably the most popular stream, is a good place to chill or head over to the Space Station Soma stream for some really easy going tracks. This one is completely free, but they would love a donation. You can donate USD 50 and get a T-shirt free (or just look at it as a really expensive t-shirt) if you choose.

I just stumbled on Calmscape recently. There’s a variety of downtempo and easy going tracks with and without vocals that seem quite laidback for the most part (as in chill-ambient). Still a pretty pleasent stream to relax to. The site itself also has CD reviews (complete with numbers of how good it is!) added every once in a while. Nice to browse around (and it’s a pretty nice looking Mambo installation from a design standpoint. Mambo is what Joomla! came from). The logo is also cool: Calmscape Logo

I meant to write a review of Stokes’ album Vast, but I think I’ll leave that for Friday. If you want a review in one word: awesome.